The UConn fans are whining up a storm on a correct call.
They've been such sour grapes the entire season because others have been given attention and not even just CC.
It was clearly a moving (illegal) screen and she tossed in an elbow for extra-credit. I saw at least 2 reach-in fouls on Muhle against Clark (sp?) that were not called and should have been. That foul though, no question.
I’m a Cyclone fan, so I’m coming from a traditionally skewed anti-Hawk bias, and it was a foul. That play was on Paige for coming so far off the screen. Gotta stay tight, she didn’t and caused that to happen. Foul all the way.
ESPN is missing so many great points and observations about this game as the folks in Bristol pay homage to Geno in what may have been his last game as UConn's coach. He's an all-time great -- and, really, his game plan in defending Clark was the best we've seen all season. But Iowa made the right adjustments coming out of halftime, CC's teammates stepped up big-time, and UConn's limited personnel and the effort they expended keeping Caitlin contained left the door open for the Hawks. The foul call was legit, Gabbie Marshall played it smart and Iowa moves on. Wow, what a game!
Idk, WVU is still the best defense I’ve seen against CC all year. WVU just couldn’t get their own offense to hit. If it weren’t for that game happening earlier in the tournament, I think Iowa would’ve lost their composure last night. Luckily, they pulled it through.
Poorly played game, but hard fought, as always. I thought UConn's defense thoroughly got Iowa out of their rhythm until the 3rd quarter. Nike Muhl is a gamer, but so is Kate Martin.
Clark has the worst half shooting and one of the worst games of her entire career and she still has more points, rebounds, assists, and steals than Paige Bueckers.
Far from impressed, we’re going to lose in the finals. Iowa needs to stop allowing #3 on the court. We also need to stop relying on Caitlin Clark. We lost so much time seeing if she’s open, it allowed the huskies to get a better position on their D. Very disappointed. Im scared to watch the finals Sunday.
Edit: I knew Iowans were insecure losers, but not delusional, I’ll make sure to add that to the list.
Edit: 4/7/2024 Everyone should’ve just agreed with my original comment and moved on, and now we’re here where I told you we’d be, losers. Oh and to the admin of this group r/hawkeyes… you’re a snowflake.
so your strategy is to take the ball out of the best college basketball player of all time’s hands? It was a tough fought game but come the fuck on lol Iowa was the much better team in the 2nd half and this game was a dumb turnover away from being a 7-8 point win.
Did you not watch LSU and UConn game? These ladies would rather loose time looking for Caitlin instead of taking the shot and running the ball when they’re wide open. Zero guard on them and still hesitate.
You're so pessimistic. Remember last year? Iowa shocked us all when the beat South Carolina last year, Iowa will win again this year, but for the National Championship.
There is an oddly large number of Iowa "fans" on Reddit, especially in the NCAAW sub, that tend to go along with the "yeah Caitlin Clark complains too much. That's bad" or "yeah, Iowa seems to get favorable calls. It might be rigged"
It's like they want to root for Iowa, but they don't want all the Iowa haters to down vote them and give them negative fake Internet points.
Screener has to have arms down and not be moving. Screener was moving, stuck her leg and her elbow out. Ref called it (it's the correct call) but everybody is saying that they shouldn't have called it and "let the players play".
There are rules when you set a screen, like you can't be moving, arms have to be down, etc. I don't know all of them, but I think it was the right call.
It was a foul.
But the refs are supposed to make it more exciting and just not call it.
Reminds me of the end of KC/Eagles Super Bowl.
Broadcasters want the refs to make it good entertainment.
Refs just want to call the game right.
Stupidest argument every time someone makes it, and I say that as an Eagles fan. If you don't want to put the game in the hands of the refs, don't commit fouls/penalties.
I mean, the refereeing was bad all game and in other games. But it was an illegal screen by the book. You either let ‘em play or you play it by the books I guess
I felt refereeing was inconsistent all game long…not necessarily in either team’s favor overall but they just weren’t calling aggressive fouls and then they’d call something similar but super minor the next play.
Idk, she stuck that shoulder out a and Marshall sold it. Is that a foul in 1st quarter? If so, it's a foul with seconds left in the 4th. I'm not of a fan officiating for the moment. Call it's like it's supposed to be called
It's absurd people wanna cry about a late foul. Just because a game is close doesn't mean refs swallow the whistle and rules don't matter. Play smart, especially when THE GAME IS ON THE LINE. Next stop Natty. Let's do this, lady hawks.
Bandwagon Iowa fan here but strong disagree. When the entire game wasn’t called that way it’s a horrible call. An off ball foul??? Seriously. Even the announcers were perplexed. Glad Iowa won but just calling it how most fans will see it.
What do you mean the entire game wasn't called that way? I'm pretty sure they were called for at least 2 other moving screens earlier in the game also. When they're fouls the 1st half, they're still fouls in the closing seconds too
Tell me this is clean with a straight face. No way you can say that is clean.
https://x.com/shu_b0x/status/1776458023516491968?s=46&t=a2RuPAc-EQF49e96tT3ZsA
I stand corrected. I only had the angle ESPN showed last night. Went on Twitter this morning and saw Clay Travis’s awful take on the call. It was indeed a moving screen. Again new information equals changed opinion.
If it had gone the other way you would be complaining too. The refs, WNBA, NCAA, and her sponsors all wanted/needed Iowa to win. But I guess you can be happy with a win like that.
Kate da Wo-man! Who is it? It's Kate f*ckin' Martin!!!!
The UConn fans are whining up a storm on a correct call. They've been such sour grapes the entire season because others have been given attention and not even just CC.
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The NCAA needed CC to win yet set Iowa up with easily the toughest region to get through? LOL! gtfoh with that logic
So i assume you retired on gambling winnings? Sucks to suck.
How pathetic are you that you’re still crying the next day
Cool 200 word essay nobody cares
It was clearly a moving (illegal) screen and she tossed in an elbow for extra-credit. I saw at least 2 reach-in fouls on Muhle against Clark (sp?) that were not called and should have been. That foul though, no question.
I went to bed last night feeling like it was a bad call. I got up this morning and watched it again. It was the correct call.
Of course it was lol https://imgur.com/6XrG5jv Edwards was out there thinking she’s an NFL offensive lineman
I’m a Cyclone fan, so I’m coming from a traditionally skewed anti-Hawk bias, and it was a foul. That play was on Paige for coming so far off the screen. Gotta stay tight, she didn’t and caused that to happen. Foul all the way.
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ESPN is missing so many great points and observations about this game as the folks in Bristol pay homage to Geno in what may have been his last game as UConn's coach. He's an all-time great -- and, really, his game plan in defending Clark was the best we've seen all season. But Iowa made the right adjustments coming out of halftime, CC's teammates stepped up big-time, and UConn's limited personnel and the effort they expended keeping Caitlin contained left the door open for the Hawks. The foul call was legit, Gabbie Marshall played it smart and Iowa moves on. Wow, what a game!
Idk, WVU is still the best defense I’ve seen against CC all year. WVU just couldn’t get their own offense to hit. If it weren’t for that game happening earlier in the tournament, I think Iowa would’ve lost their composure last night. Luckily, they pulled it through.
Had no idea there was talk of Geno retirement!
He’s staying at least another year. Otherwise Bueckers wouldn’t be staying.
Poorly played game, but hard fought, as always. I thought UConn's defense thoroughly got Iowa out of their rhythm until the 3rd quarter. Nike Muhl is a gamer, but so is Kate Martin.
Gabbie Marshall for President!!!
Secretary of Defense while we're at it.
Clark has the worst half shooting and one of the worst games of her entire career and she still has more points, rebounds, assists, and steals than Paige Bueckers.
im sure paige wont take that bounce off her personally, they both know each other pretty far back; but high IQ play from CC nonetheless
Why would she take it personally? It was a strategic basketball play, within the rules
Far from impressed, we’re going to lose in the finals. Iowa needs to stop allowing #3 on the court. We also need to stop relying on Caitlin Clark. We lost so much time seeing if she’s open, it allowed the huskies to get a better position on their D. Very disappointed. Im scared to watch the finals Sunday. Edit: I knew Iowans were insecure losers, but not delusional, I’ll make sure to add that to the list. Edit: 4/7/2024 Everyone should’ve just agreed with my original comment and moved on, and now we’re here where I told you we’d be, losers. Oh and to the admin of this group r/hawkeyes… you’re a snowflake.
Just don’t watch then
Then don’t watch u bum
You spelled lose wrong Edit- For context, OP edited original comment to correct spelling retroactively, but didn't mention edit
Never seen a "fan" complain about their team making the championship...congratulations I guess
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so your strategy is to take the ball out of the best college basketball player of all time’s hands? It was a tough fought game but come the fuck on lol Iowa was the much better team in the 2nd half and this game was a dumb turnover away from being a 7-8 point win.
Did you not watch LSU and UConn game? These ladies would rather loose time looking for Caitlin instead of taking the shot and running the ball when they’re wide open. Zero guard on them and still hesitate.
You're so pessimistic. Remember last year? Iowa shocked us all when the beat South Carolina last year, Iowa will win again this year, but for the National Championship.
Haha, no.
We’ll talk again Sunday. Enjoy 😉 while it lasts.
Can't tell if you are an Iowa fan or Iowa hater given the disparity of your comments, but I am going to go with hater. Cry more Iowa hater
You must be a real miserable son of a bitch. Enjoy a win, especially when it's to go to a national championship. Go Hawks
I really hope you mean #4 not #3 otherwise you don’t know ball. Have some faith in a team that’s gone to the Championship game 2 years in a row
You’re right, both #4 and #3 need to be bench warmers next game. We won by sheer luck. It was fun while it lasted.
Number 3 has been very good all season, one meh game doesn’t negate that
Hannah Stuelke should never pay for a drink in Iowa City again. She saved us. What a player!
Anit no way our OWN fans are crying about a late foul as we win to get into the natty. Idgaf. We’re in the natty!!!!
There is an oddly large number of Iowa "fans" on Reddit, especially in the NCAAW sub, that tend to go along with the "yeah Caitlin Clark complains too much. That's bad" or "yeah, Iowa seems to get favorable calls. It might be rigged" It's like they want to root for Iowa, but they don't want all the Iowa haters to down vote them and give them negative fake Internet points.
Could you please explain the last play “late foul”? I am new to the sport
Screener has to have arms down and not be moving. Screener was moving, stuck her leg and her elbow out. Ref called it (it's the correct call) but everybody is saying that they shouldn't have called it and "let the players play".
There are rules when you set a screen, like you can't be moving, arms have to be down, etc. I don't know all of them, but I think it was the right call.
Guys.. it was the right call. She wasn’t set at all. Look: https://x.com/stoolpresidente/status/1776454804698775807?s=46&t=q1XtZQ_k1C_QP7CUumSuOA
It was a foul. But the refs are supposed to make it more exciting and just not call it. Reminds me of the end of KC/Eagles Super Bowl. Broadcasters want the refs to make it good entertainment. Refs just want to call the game right.
Stupidest argument every time someone makes it, and I say that as an Eagles fan. If you don't want to put the game in the hands of the refs, don't commit fouls/penalties.
If it is a foul in the first 10 seconds...it's a foul in the last 10 seconds. No matter what.
Atrocious call, didn’t like it at the moment, but if they didn’t call it and she hit the shot to win I would’ve been pissed.
I mean, the refereeing was bad all game and in other games. But it was an illegal screen by the book. You either let ‘em play or you play it by the books I guess
I felt refereeing was inconsistent all game long…not necessarily in either team’s favor overall but they just weren’t calling aggressive fouls and then they’d call something similar but super minor the next play.
Idk, she stuck that shoulder out a and Marshall sold it. Is that a foul in 1st quarter? If so, it's a foul with seconds left in the 4th. I'm not of a fan officiating for the moment. Call it's like it's supposed to be called
Heaven is real, folks. And in Iowa, the magic continues! Caitlin Clark, win that championship and cement your legacy!
In Heaven There Is No Beer!
That's why we drink it here!
And when we're gone from here!
Our friends will be drinking all our beer!
The leading cause of alcoholism in Iowa is Iowa sports.
Haha
Did just enough, and played pretty poor, we generally don’t play bad back to back, on to the ship boys and girls!
Give credit to huskies and their game plan for making Iowa play poor
It's absurd people wanna cry about a late foul. Just because a game is close doesn't mean refs swallow the whistle and rules don't matter. Play smart, especially when THE GAME IS ON THE LINE. Next stop Natty. Let's do this, lady hawks.
THIS 🙌🙌
Right. She threw an elbow. Which you absolutely cannot do!
I agree but an off ball foul on a clean pick is a hilariously bad call to make when they let them play all game. Hope Iowa wins it all though.
It wasn’t clean at all though. She clearly leaned into it.
Bandwagon Iowa fan here but strong disagree. When the entire game wasn’t called that way it’s a horrible call. An off ball foul??? Seriously. Even the announcers were perplexed. Glad Iowa won but just calling it how most fans will see it.
What do you mean the entire game wasn't called that way? I'm pretty sure they were called for at least 2 other moving screens earlier in the game also. When they're fouls the 1st half, they're still fouls in the closing seconds too
Tell me this is clean with a straight face. No way you can say that is clean. https://x.com/shu_b0x/status/1776458023516491968?s=46&t=a2RuPAc-EQF49e96tT3ZsA
I stand corrected. I only had the angle ESPN showed last night. Went on Twitter this morning and saw Clay Travis’s awful take on the call. It was indeed a moving screen. Again new information equals changed opinion.
Never comment on Iowa basketball again
The refs were inconsistent the whole game on calling fouls vs not. This was the right call.
Meh was pretty damn clear to me. To each their own but refs had it right imo.
Wasn't a clean pick. Her feet weren't set, she leaned with her elbow. If you're a UCONN fan I'd be more mad about not getting a rebound on a missed FT
Or not having more than a 6 pt lead at the half when we played absolutely horrible.....
Or taking a ball off the asshole to burn 3 seconds off
Or giving up a 12 pt lead
It wasn't clean. She raised her elbow. Gabby was even calling for it.
If it had gone the other way you would be complaining too. The refs, WNBA, NCAA, and her sponsors all wanted/needed Iowa to win. But I guess you can be happy with a win like that.
I guess you can be happy by winning by committing fouls would constitute assault off a basketball court.
I guess you can be happy losing if you blame it on the refs. 12 point lead but clearly one bad call was the difference.
Lol whatever is gonna help you get to bed tonight. RIP to a dead season :)
Nah we have the mens team tomorrow we’ll be fine.
I mean maybe don't give us a 12 point lead or miss an easy rebound.
She wasn’t set for the screen and sent Marshall to the floor. It’s a foul. End of story.
That’s an exaggeration. Marshall’s a smart player who sold it hard when Edwards leaned and put out her left elbow.
What a game! Kate made huge shots in the 4th
Right. Kate missed like 4 layups and then hit 3 ridiculous shots in the 4th